The U.S. Trade Representative has announced that a number of product exclusions to the Section 301 additional 25% tariffs on List 1 imports from China are being extended for six months, but many others will expire on June 4.
The excluded products are reflected in 16 specially prepared product descriptions. These exclusions, which must be claimed using the new HTSUS 9903.88.50, are available for any product that meets the specified product description, regardless of whether the importer filed an exclusion request. The scope of each inclusion is governed by the scope of the product descriptions set forth by the USTR, not by the product descriptions set out in any particular request for exclusion.
| HSTUS | Product |
| 8413.50.0010 | Oil well and oil field crank-balanced, long-stroke, and beam pumps |
| 8413.70.2004 | Centrifugal pumps, submersible, other than for use with machines for making cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboard; the foregoing pumps rated not over 15 kW |
| 8413.70.2004 | Submersible pump incorporating a magnetic drive motor |
| 8413.70.2090 | Centrifugal pumps designed for eliminating condensate, the foregoing not elsewhere specified or included |
| 8413.91.9010 | Housings for water pumps of subheading 8413.30.90 |
| 8419.19.0040 | Solar water heaters incorporating glass tube heat collectors and including glass tubes and stands with tanks |
| 8419.90.3000 | Heat exchanger plates, cores, finned tubes, cones, shells, bonnets, flanges, and baffles |
| 8428.90.0290 | Garage door opener/closers |
| 8430.10.0000 | Pile drivers, diesel powered |
| 8431.39.0010 | Welded frames designed to support conveyor rollers |
| 8483.90.8010 | Coupling covers, including center members, flanged hubs, sleeves, and shoes |
| 8501.53.8040 | AC multi-phase motors, each of an output exceeding 300 kW but not exceeding 310 kW, fitted with pulleys and brakes to raise and lower passenger elevators |
| 8504.40.4000 | Regenerative speed drive controllers for controlling speed of electric motors for elevators |
| 8504.40.4000 | Speed drive controllers for electric motors, each such controller measuring 100 mm or more but not over 130 mm in length, 40 mm or more but not over 125 mm in width, and 24 mm or more but not over 85 mm in height |
| 8529.90.9900 | Projector parts |
| 9018.19.9560 | Disposable surface electrodes for intra-operative neuromonitoring systems, each composed of a surface electrode pad, an insulated wire, and a standard DIN 42802 connector |
Tariff exclusions for the above products will extended until December 31, 2020. The USTR states that this shortened extension is due to “the cumulative effect of current and possible future exclusions or extensions of exclusions on the effectiveness of” the Section 301 tariffs. The USTR has granted more than 6,200 exclusion requests to date, has extended some of these exclusions, and may consider further extensions. USTR will take account of the cumulative effect of exclusions in considering the possible further extension of these and other exclusions.
Expiring Exclusions
Tariff exclusions granted in June 2019 for the following List 1 items are not being extended and will, therefore, expire on June 4, 2020, at which point the 25% additional duty will be imposed.
| HTSTS | Product |
| 8537.10.8000 | Touch-sensitive data input devices without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display |
| 8411.99.9085 | Parts of non-aircraft gas turbines, other than rotors, spindles, rotor assemblies, spindle assemblies, or steel forgings |
| 8413.50.0070 | Radial piston hydraulic fluid pumps weighing not over 500 grams |
| 8413.70.2004 | Centrifugal pumps, submersible, designed for use in apparatus for supplying water to pets |
| 8413.70.2004 | Submersible dual port pump designed for use in swimming pools |
| 8413.70.2004 | Submersible pump designed for use in aquariums, not over 325 mm tall |
| 8413.70.2004 | Submersible pumps, rated not over 1 horsepower, designed for use in pumping raw sewage |
| 8413.70.2004 | Sump pumps, submersible, rated not over 1 horsepower, activated by float switch |
| 8413.70.2005 | Centrifugal pumps, not for use with machines for making cellulosic pulp, paper, or paperboard, not submersible, the foregoing single-stage, single-suction, close-coupled, and with discharge outlet under 5.1 cm in diameter |
| 8413.91.9010 | Impellers for water pumps of HTSUS 8413.30.90 |
| 8413.91.9060 | Hydraulic pump positioning piston assemblies |
| 8413.91.9060 | Plastic reservoirs for motor vehicle brake master cylinders |
| 8414.90.4190 | Air-end assemblies, inlet guide vanes, air-ends, compressor baseplates, and backplates |
| 8418.69.0110 | Stand-alone icemaking machines, each having a rated capacity not exceeding 160 kg per day, capable of producing ice in pieces not larger than 40 cubic cm in any dimension |
| 8418.69.0180 | Assemblies of thermo-electric modules, whether or not presented with attached heat exchangers, fans, shrouds, temperature sensors, or controllers |
| 8418.69.0180 | Coolers, non-compressor, powered by 12 V DC, each with an interior volume not exceeding 17 liters |
| 8419.40.0080 | Distillation and rectifying equipment designed for use in the production of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate |
| 8421.99.0080 | Cast steel and steel structural forms designed for use in filtering machines, such machines used in mining or manufacturing facilities |
| 8421.99.0080 | Parts of air filtering machines or apparatus, the foregoing of cast steel and steel |
| 8427.10.8090 | Self-propelled fork-lift and platform trucks, each powered by an electric motor and controlled by walking operator |
| 8428.90.0290 | Hinged steel transfer machinery, designed for diverting goods from and to conveyor lines |
| 8428.90.0290 | Rotating bench, electrically powered, designed for turning a workpiece in a production line |
| 8428.90.0290 | Rotating fork machines, designed for lifting and depositing coiled steel bars in a production line |
| 8429.40.0020 | Vibratory, self-propelled tamping machines, each with drum roller |
| 8429.52.1010 | New, track-mounted hydraulic backhoes or hydraulic shovels, each with a 360-degree revolving superstructure |
| 8431.39.0010 | Belt conveyor crossmember assemblies |
| 8431.39.0010 | Conveyor roller support brackets |
| 8431.39.0010 | Carriers designed for holding motor vehicles in overhead conveyors |
| 8431.39.0010 | Catenary idler stringers |
| 8431.39.0010 | Conveyor belt assemblies incorporating bearings |
| 8431.39.0010 | Conveyor line pans, the foregoing parts suitable for use solely or principally with coal mine conveyors |
| 8431.39.0010 | Conveyor spill plates |
| 8431.49.9010 | Feed pushers, bale forks, scrapers, and frames therefor |
| 8455.22.0000 | Complete sheet pile rolling mills |
| 8455.22.0000 | Rolling mills designed to form 4 to 5 ribbed metal panels not exceeding 95 cm wide |
| 8482.10.5060 | Double row ball bearings having an inner diameter exceeding 15 mm but not exceeding 32 mm, an outer diameter exceeding 38 mm but not exceeding 64 mm, and a width exceeding 15 mm but not exceeding 29 mm |
| 8482.40.0000 | Needle roller bearings of a width not exceeding 30 mm |
| 8482.99.0500 | Outer bearing rings |
| 8482.99.6595 | Bearing shields |
| 8504.40.0000 | Speed drive controllers for electric motors, the foregoing operating at 250 A or more but not over 500 A |
| 8504.40.4000 | Variable frequency drive controllers for electric motors, each weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 11 kg |
| 8504.90.6500 | Printed circuit assemblies of the goods of HTSUS 8504.40 or 8504.50 for telecommunication apparatus, each measuring 4 cm to 6 cm in width and 10 cm to 12 cm in length, that converts 36 V DC to 90 V AC |
| 8504.90.6500 | Printed circuit assemblies of the goods of HTSUS 8504.40 or 8504.50 for telecommunication apparatus, each measuring 7 cm to 9 cm in width and 18 cm to 20 cm in length, having 2 switches, for power protection to prevent electrical back feeding |
| 8504.90.6500 | Printed circuit assemblies of the goods of HTSUS 8504.40 or 8504.50 for telecommunication apparatus, the foregoing serving as controllers for power supplies, each measuring 5 cm to 7 cm in width and 11 cm to 14 cm in length, having 50 pin on side header |
| 8504.90.6500 | Printed circuit assemblies of the goods of HTSUS 8504.40 or 8504.50 for telecommunication apparatus, the foregoing serving as noise filters, each measuring 18 cm to 20 cm in width and 25 cm to 27 cm in length, populated with semiconductor devices and 4 heat sinks |
| 8525.60.1050 | Radio transceivers operating on frequencies from 46 MHz to 468 MHz, each designed for installation in motor vehicles |
| 8529.10.4040 | Antennas, of base metal and fiberglass |
| 8536.41.0050 | Electromechanical relays, for a voltage not exceeding 24 V, other than automotive flashers, with contacts rated at 10 A or more, measuring not over 80 mm in any dimension |
| 8536.50.9035 | Push-button switches, rated at over 5 A, measuring no more than 14.4 cm by 11.6 cm by 6.4 cm |
| 8536.50.9035 | Push-button switches, rated at over 5 A, measuring no more than 14.6 cm by 8 cm by 14.1 cm |
| 8536.50.9035 | Push-button switches, rated at over 5 A, measuring no more than 19.1 cm by 8.3 cm by 14.1 cm |
| 8536.50.9035 | Push-button switches, rated at over 5 A, measuring no more than 19.7 cm by 11.8 cm by 8.3 cm |
| 8536.50.9035 | Push-button switches, rated at over 5 A, measuring no more than 19.7 cm by 9.8 cm by 16.5 cm |
| 8536.50.9035 | Push-button switches, rated at over 5 A, measuring no more than 21 cm by 13.3 cm by 9 cm |
| 8536.50.9035 | Push-button switches, rated at over 5 A, measuring no more than 23.5 cm by 8 cm by 13.1 cm |
| 8536.50.9035 | Push-button switches, rated at over 5 A, measuring no more than 6 cm by 14.1 cm by 11 cm |
| 8536.50.9065 | Push-pull switches, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, designed for use in motor vehicles |
| 8536.90.4000 | Bullet connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8536.90.4000 | Butt connectors, other than closed end, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8536.90.4000 | Closed-end butt connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8536.90.4000 | Crimp connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8536.90.4000 | Insulated tab electrical connectors and tab receptacle electrical connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, crimp-type, with either a tab measuring not over 6.4 mm in width or a receptacle for tabs measuring not over 6.4 mm in width |
| 8536.90.4000 | Junction blocks, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8536.90.4000 | Lug connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8536.90.4000 | Ring connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8536.90.4000 | Spade connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8536.90.4000 | Spring clip (“alligator clip”) terminals, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8536.90.4000 | Terminal blocks, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8536.90.4000 | Wire tap connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V |
| 8543.30.9040 | Magnesium anodes, each not exceeding 48 kg in weight |
| 9018.19.9560 | Disposable self-adhesive brain monitoring sensor patches for use with an oximeter, each incorporating a circuit board, light-emitting diode, photo diodes, and memory device and a connector |
| 9018.19.9560 | Disposable stainless steel subdermal needle electrodes with accompanying harness for use with electromyography equipment |
| 9024.10.0000 | Machines for testing the hardness of metals |
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